Shadow and Flame with Magik

Following the adventures of Kitty Pryde, Lockheed and Magik

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X-Men Doomsday Trailer

Thanks to Marvel Entertainment for hosting the Avengers Doomsday Trailer. I am so eXcited for all of the X-Men content we are about to get! We start with the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters sign Xavier is seeing a giant burst of flame, it isn’t Dark Phoenix, but . . . is it? We get Cyclops, and I immediately start thinking about writing this post. Gambit vs Shang-Chi! We know the X-Men…

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X-Men 97 : 2 x 5 - Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs

Don’t’ recognize the voice for the Previously on. 30 minute episode. Full team credits! Forge was added. Weapon X clips, oh that’s right, Mariko is Lady Deathstrike here.  Good reminder. Maverick, Kane, Sabretooth, and Lady Deathstrike is the gang that is back together.  Morph is the pilot. Logan & Victor do have a Will They, Won’t They? Runt’s ex-pet, oh Morph, that might be what you…

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Jeff the Land Shark Superstar 1

Writer Kelly Thompson Artist Tokitokoro Color Artist Jim Campbell Letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna Variant Cover Rian Gonzales This was a very fun issue.  Reading the recap page, and I had no idea MODOK created Jeff the Land Shark.  Mojo is looking for some talent.  He went the Spider-route, then the Wolverine-route, and landed on Jeff Coast Avengers!  Screenshot Screenshot DazzleStorm Elsa…

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X-Men 97 : 2 x 3 – Rise of Apocalypse, Part 2

Xavier says Previously on the X-Men. 34 minute long episode. Cast credits still the Past X-Men. En Sabah Nur lost his lieutenant. Beau DeMayo still co-writing. Magneto with his lies of omission. Is Xavier going to explain time travel? I like Magneto comparing his current mission with Bishop’s original mission. Could they time travel to save Genosha? Whoa, Magneto destroyed the time…

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X-Men United 5

Writer Eve L. Ewing Artist Eduardo Pansica Color Artist Brian Reber Letterer C’s Joe Sabino Variant Cover Meghan Hetrick I had to go with the Meghan Hetrick variant cover, as it was the only cover with Kitty Pryde, and always cool to get an X-Ladies cover. This issue finally gets us Bronze with Marigold, and Mal, who we haven’t seen since the first issue. The Ancient Orc Oaken Arclight…

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X-Men 97 : 2 x 3 - Rise of Apocalypse, Part 1

We catch up to the Past X-Men!  Credits are just this team of X-Men, just like the first episode.  I love that they can have fun with the credits. The X-Men are in the present!  They just need the other half of the team. Beau DeMayo co-wrote this episode.  I thought he was fired?  Or maybe he had written all of Season Two, then was fired?  That sounds maybe right? Is Magneto going to give…

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X-Men 97 : 2 x 2 - A Force to Be Reckon With

Cable says “Previously on the X-Men” 1997.  Quintin Quire, I recognized. Penance?!  Is that Monet?! X-Factor!  Strong Guy, Havok (saying “We’re the good guys, like his brother did in the first episode!), Polaris, Wolfsbane, and Multiple Man (three of them). Chamber on the news, being detained by X-Factor. Jubilee has not attempted to repair the X-Mansion. Trish’s face has scars from her…

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X-Men 97 : 2 x 1 - Days of Past Future

Mother Askani says “Previously on the X-Men” Six Months Later.  Trish Tilby back as a reporter.  Ancient Egypt (3000 BC) Nile Delta – Xavier, Magneto, Beast, Nightcrawler, Rogue (Apocalypse Begins) Future (3960 AD) Atlantic Basin – Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Morph, Wolverine (Apocalypse Height) Cool seeing Forge working on his time travel cube that we saw in the original series.  Beau DeMayo…

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AIPT - X-Men Monday # 345

AIPT was nice enough to ask my question to Ashley Allen regarding Tomb of Apocalypse. X-Men Monday #345 – Ashley Allen Talks ‘Tomb of Apocalypse’ • AIPT I hadn’t known Shatterstar and Rictor were added to the cast, that’s pretty cool. Rictor and Apocalypse have quite the history.

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June 30, 2026 – S&FwM’s 13th Birthday!!!

Lucky Year 13! Thank you everyone who has ever come to the blog, returned to the blog, followed me to YouTube, and hopefully, listening to me wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Here are the stats! All Time Views :                  422,259Visitors                                 229,958Posts                                    1,851Comments :                         332Review Posts…

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Moonstar 4

Writer Ashley Allen Artist Edoardo Audino Color Artist Arthur Hesli Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles Variant Cover Dave Wachter I love so much Dani Moonstar coming to the same conclusion that I (and many others) did.  That if Kyron is looking for the tablet, and took her parents, most likely, he’ll keep her parents near where he is, which would naturally be, near the tablet.  I like how Dani…

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Magik & Colossus 5

Writer Ashley Allen Artist German Peralta Color Artist Arthur Hesli Letterer VC’s Ariana Maher Variant Cover Benjamin Su, I really got lucky and was able to get all of the solo Magik covers. Final issue!  Issue opens with Magik & Colossus fighting Koschei (a character name I can’t keep in my head). Magik doesn’t have access to her magical abilities, and Koschei is on the attack.  She is…

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Marvel Solicitations September 2026

Let’s see what I’m interested in what Marvel is releasing in September 2026. Marvel Comics September 2026 Solicitations I’m passing on this (New) Avengers. ugh, Red Skull in Captain America 15. Avengers Armageddon 4, so I guess the temporary Cap isn’t the new character in Avengers 1, that’s interesting. Amazin Spider-Man 1000, is $10, which makes sense with 104 pages. I’ll be tempted for the…

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Aliens vs X-Men Announcement

Marvel’s X-Men battle Xenomorphs in new ‘Alien vs. X-Men’ crossover • AIPT I love the Aliens franchise! I love the X-Men! John Byrne named Kitty Pryde after a classmate in one of his classes. John Byrne designed Kitty Pryde after a young Sigourney Weaver. Knowing this, I have bought Ellen Ripley, Weaver’s character in the Aliens movies (and one Laser Cats) in Fortnite, Dead by Deadlight, and…

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Infernal Hulk 7

Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson Artist Adam Gorham Color Artist Matthew Wilson Letterer VC’s Cory Petit I got the Nic Klein cover, shame he didn’t draw the issue, but Gorham does an incredible job here. The Factory.  Merle, Alaska. Home of the X-Men.  Issue opens with a nightmare Glob is having, we’ll learn later that all mutants had a similar dream.  Where they end up ruling the world.  It…

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X-Men V7 30

Writer Jed MacKay Artist Netho Diaz Inker Sean Parsons Colorist Arthur Hesli Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles Variant Cover German Peralta, drawing Magik for a cover?  Yes, please. Nice to see Sean Parsons as an Inker.  In this age of digital art, inkers are hard to fine, and I worry about the professional inks of the world.  Danger’s Room.  Maxime Danger is congratulating everyone for how…

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Moonstar 3

Writer Ashley Allen Artist Edoardo Audino Color Artist Arthur Helsi Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles Cover German Peralta I had to get the German Peralta New Mutants cover. Screenshot Issue opens with a flashback sequence with Dani and the New Mutants – Magik, Warlock, Warpath, two other people, one being a green lady.  Dani is fighting / training with Anole.  Dani’s mind then goes to a…

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